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will never do it again.’ But the future you are leaving under the
control of vyavasthit. Then you have to remain in the present.
This is all our science says: ‘Vartman ma vartey sada so gnani
jagmahi – He who lives constantly in the present is verily the
Gnani of the world.’ Therefore, after attaining this Gnan, you
should always remain in the present. Remain in the present,
whenever and whatever the circumstance. Do not be out of the
present even for a moment. ‘We’ are constantly in the present.
‘We’ remain the Self and this ‘Patel’ remains constantly in the
present (vartman).
In order to do pratikraman, you have to recall the past.
You have to recall all that you have forgotten and now if the
atikraman has occurred again today, then you have to recall it
specifically and do pratikraman for it. You have no choice.
Pratikraman is the main thing on this path of ours. And after
attaining this Gnan, after attaining the Self, there is no need for
pratikraman, but this is the path of Akram Vignan and one has
attained the Self without getting rid of one’s karma.
The Fireworks Will Always Go Off
Questioner: What should I do when, while doing
pratikraman, atikraman occurs at that time?
Dadashri: Do your pratikraman later. When you attempt
to extinguish a fire that was ignited by a firecracker, and in the
process another firecracker is suddenly set off, you would have
to jump aside and wait before making another attempt to put out
the fire. These fireworks of life will keep exploding. Such is the
worldly life.
Atikraman While Doing Pratikraman
Questioner: Sometimes, what occurs is that while doing
pratikraman, twice as many atikram